Addressing the media in the first detailed briefing since the ceasefire was declared, Air Marshal A.K. Bharti confirmed that Pakistani fighter aircraft attempting to breach Indian airspace had been intercepted and repelled, during the Operation.

Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets, which it identified as French- and Russian-origin fighter aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war.